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M2.2 Pressure and Buoyancy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the value of 1 atm in bars?

a)

1.01 bar

b)

2.00 bar

c)

0.50 bar

d)

1.50 bar

2.

What is the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level in mmHg?

a)

760 mmHg

b)

500 mmHg

c)

850 mmHg

d)

1013 mmHg

3.

What is the principle behind a hydraulic press?

a)

Archimedes' Principle

b)

Newton's First Law

c)

Pascal's Law

d)

Bernoulli's Principle

4.

What is the relationship between pressure and volume in a closed system at constant temperature?

a)

Unrelated

b)

Exponentially proportional

c)

Inversely proportional

d)

Directly proportional

5.

What is the effect of buoyancy related to?

a)

Temperature

b)

Pressure

c)

Volume

d)

Density

6.

What is one of the units of pressure ?

a)

Newton

b)

bar

c)

Joule

d)

Watt

7.

What is the density of benzene if it is less dense than water?

a)

862 kg/m³

b)

1702 kg/m³

c)

1000 kg/m³

d)

1020 kg/m³

8.

What does the height of the mercury column in a barometer indicate?

a)

Temperature

b)

Atmospheric pressure

c)

Humidity

d)

Wind speed

9.

Which instrument is used to measure the density of a liquid?

a)

Barometer

b)

Voltmeter

c)

Hydrometer

d)

Thermometer

10.

What is the SI unit of pressure?

a)

Torr

b)

Bar

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Pascal

11.

What does the term "Pg" represent in the formula for absolute pressure?

a)

Absolute pressure

b)

Gauge pressure

c)

Atmospheric pressure

d)

Vacuum pressure

12.

How does temperature affect the pressure of a gas in a closed container?

a)

Pressure decreases with increasing temperature

b)

Pressure remains constant

c)

Pressure increases with increasing temperature

d)

Pressure is unaffected by temperature

13.

What happens to gauge pressure if atmospheric pressure increases while the absolute pressure remains constant?

a)

Gauge pressure increases

b)

Gauge pressure decreases

c)

Gauge pressure remains the same

d)

Gauge pressure becomes zero

14.

What is the purpose of a mercury barometer?

a)

To measure atmospheric pressure

b)

To measure temperature

c)

To measure humidity

d)

To measure wind speed

15.

What is the principle that explains why objects float or sink in a fluid?

a)

Bernoulli's Principle

b)

Newton's Third Law

c)

Archimedes' Principle

d)

Pascal's Law

16.

What is the principle that describes the behavior of fluid flow through a pipe with varying cross-sectional areas?

a)

Pascal's Law

b)

Bernoulli's Principle

c)

Archimedes' Principle

d)

Newton's Second Law

17.

What is an absolute vacuum?

a)

A space with air

b)

A space with water

c)

A space with no particles

d)

A space with dust

18.

What unit is used to state atmospheric pressure?

a)

atm (atmosphere)

b)

kg

c)

m/s

d)

liters

19.

Which of the following is a common unit for measuring density?

a)

Joule

b)

Newton

c)

m/s²

d)

kg/m³

20.

What is pressure defined as in the context of force and area?

a)

Pressure is the force spread over an area.

P = F/A

b)

Pressure is the weight of an object.

c)

Pressure is the speed of an object.

d)

Pressure is the temperature of an object.